(FAIRBANKS) – Starting as early as Saturday and as weather and conditions allow, the Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS) will implement a prescribed fire on Fort Wainwright immediately east of Fairbanks and the Yukon Training Area,… Read More ›
Month: April 2017
BLM AFS Smokejumpers log first fire jump of year
BLM Alaska Fire Service smokejumpers had their first fire jump of the year Wednesday to help contain a fire on military lands outside Delta Junction. When Delta Training Area Range Control reported the fire just after 5 p.m., it was… Read More ›
Dry conditions in Southcentral Alaska spark wildfires
A spate of wildfire activity in Southcentral Alaska on Thursday is proof that wildland fire season has arrived in Alaska, even though much of the northern half of the state remains covered in snow. The Alaska Division of Forestry’s Mat-Su… Read More ›
1,900-acre tundra fire continues to burn in Northwest Alaska despite cold and snow
April 20, 2017 – Even with cool temperatures and snow lingering in many parts of the state, an estimated 1,900-acre fire continues to burn in an exposed patch of tundra in the Selawik National Refuge in the Northwest Arctic this week…. Read More ›
BLM AFS, U.S. Army Alaska to Conduct Prescribed Burn near Delta Junction
Starting as early as Saturday and as weather and conditions allow, the Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS) will implement prescribed fires in the Donnelly Training Area (DTA), located approximately five miles south of Delta Junction. Prescribed… Read More ›
Prescribed Burns Planned for Delta Junction State Bison Range
The prescribed burns planned for the Delta Junction State Bison Range are expected to begin on Saturday, April 22. Weather and wind conditions will be monitored, along with the moisture in the grass fields. Two weather stations at the respective… Read More ›